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some are using water proof sheets in place of collapsed roofs. others have been relying on water seeping out from broken water pipes. authorities are struggling to work out the best way to get food, water, and basic medical care to these desperate survivors. charmaine deogracios, nhk world, leyte island. >>> rescue workers may be struggling to do their job, but that's not deterring the international community. governments from around the world are sending people and supplies to help communities battered by the storm. the u.s. military has dispatched 250 marines from japan's okinawa prefecture to the disaster zone. it's also committed five cargo planes and four usa preaircraft. a japanese medical team arrived by ferry on wednesday morning. team members headed for the city of tacloban with four truck loads of medical supplies and other aid. a belgian relief team has also arrived at the city. relief items have yet to reach survivors. the main challenge is to restore transport routes as quickly as possible while protecting the safety of aid workers.
some are using water proof sheets in place of collapsed roofs. others have been relying on water seeping out from broken water pipes. authorities are struggling to work out the best way to get food, water, and basic medical care to these desperate survivors. charmaine deogracios, nhk world, leyte island. >>> rescue workers may be struggling to do their job, but that's not deterring the international community. governments from around the world are sending people and supplies to help...
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from all of us here at nhk world, thanks for joining us. french president continues his middle east visit with talks with the palestinian president. he is hoping to revive peace negotiations with israel. the former hostage is now back in france. the engineer managed to escape when his captors were praying. he was held for close to a year. candidatefemale wins the first round but still has to's make it through next month's runoff. the
from all of us here at nhk world, thanks for joining us. french president continues his middle east visit with talks with the palestinian president. he is hoping to revive peace negotiations with israel. the former hostage is now back in france. the engineer managed to escape when his captors were praying. he was held for close to a year. candidatefemale wins the first round but still has to's make it through next month's runoff. the
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from all of us here at nhk world, thanks for joining us. have a great day, wherever you are.
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would be used to tackle one of the biggest problems at the facility. >> reporter: officials with plant operator tokyo electric power company say about 400 tons of groundwater seeps into the reactor buildings every day and gets contaminated. tepco workers have built nearly 1,000 tanks to store the tainted water. but they filled 90% of them. about 440,000 tons of waste water is being stored in the tanks and in the basements of some buildings. another 15,000 tons has accumulated in underground tunnels. last march, 10 poe engineers started running a.l.p.s. on a trial basis. it can remove 62 radioactive substances from water. but it can fill tour out tritium. the system has five operational lines. it can treat 500 tons of water a day at full capacity. but a.l.p.s. has been dogged by a series of malfunctions that forced engineers to shut it down. in june, some pretreated radioactive water leaked from the system's stainless steel tanks. salt and chemicals had eroded the containers, leaving small holes. and in september, engineers halted a test run because of human error. a worker had left a r
would be used to tackle one of the biggest problems at the facility. >> reporter: officials with plant operator tokyo electric power company say about 400 tons of groundwater seeps into the reactor buildings every day and gets contaminated. tepco workers have built nearly 1,000 tanks to store the tainted water. but they filled 90% of them. about 440,000 tons of waste water is being stored in the tanks and in the basements of some buildings. another 15,000 tons has accumulated in...
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thanks for joining us here on "france 24."
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. >> translator: we've used up all our savings. i want to go home as soon as possible. >> reporter: the war and the sanctions imposed by western nations have shuttered the syrian economy. we saw plenty of meat and vegetables at this market, but residents say they can't afford to buy them because prices have risen so sharply. >> translator: everything from powdered milk to diapers costs ten times as much as it used to. it's really hard to get by. >> reporter: syria's christian community has been a target of violence. last week a mortar attack on a school bus in the christian quarter killed four children. the government blames the attack on opposition forces. mourners at a local church attended a funeral for the children. >> translator: our kids have become angels in heaven. please, punish the people who did this. >> reporter: what started out as demonstrations against the assad regime has turned into a gruesome war. religious elements have entered into the conflict on both sides. we obtained this video of an islamic group opposed to
. >> translator: we've used up all our savings. i want to go home as soon as possible. >> reporter: the war and the sanctions imposed by western nations have shuttered the syrian economy. we saw plenty of meat and vegetables at this market, but residents say they can't afford to buy them because prices have risen so sharply. >> translator: everything from powdered milk to diapers costs ten times as much as it used to. it's really hard to get by. >> reporter: syria's...
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: math used to be hard. now it's fun. >> reporter: the technology helps teachers assess how well students are grasping the lesson. this teacher frequently checks her students' comprehension by e-mail. she can post their work on charts. >> translator: some students struggled with math, but now the lessons interest them, and their concentration has improved. >> reporter: in big cities, they improve their grades by making use of the facilities behind me, but it's difficult for students in rural areas to reach a higher level of education. government officials are trying to bridge this gap with information technology. the town of illo is home to about 7,000 people. he is in the fifth grade. his family runs a cattle farm. he helps out every day after school. last year he began using an online education site to build on his studies. provincial government officials developed the site with support from the central government using the site to reveal lessons on science and social studies. he can also explore topics in
: math used to be hard. now it's fun. >> reporter: the technology helps teachers assess how well students are grasping the lesson. this teacher frequently checks her students' comprehension by e-mail. she can post their work on charts. >> translator: some students struggled with math, but now the lessons interest them, and their concentration has improved. >> reporter: in big cities, they improve their grades by making use of the facilities behind me, but it's difficult for...
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the researchers say it took about a week of getting used to. people with severe mobility problems can currently operate some computers with eye movements, but their new breath-controlled system is cheaper. they are hoping to have it on the market in two years. >>> that's all for now in business news. i'll leave you with a check on markets. >>> the u.s. ambassador to syria has urged antigovernment forces there to negotiate an end to the conflict. he wants the rebels to attend the proposed international peace meeting, but opposition leaders say they won't attend unless president bashar al assad steps down. robert ford spoke at the senate foreign relations committee. he said syria civil war deadlocked with fighting among government troops, antigovernment forces, and foreign islamic militants. the united states and russia are trying to arrange a conference in geneva to find a political solution. >> the syrian opposition has a role to play here. it needs to tell other syrians, not only what it rejects, but also what it proposes in terms of a reasona
the researchers say it took about a week of getting used to. people with severe mobility problems can currently operate some computers with eye movements, but their new breath-controlled system is cheaper. they are hoping to have it on the market in two years. >>> that's all for now in business news. i'll leave you with a check on markets. >>> the u.s. ambassador to syria has urged antigovernment forces there to negotiate an end to the conflict. he wants the rebels to attend...
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the researchers said they were using it easily in a week. people with severe mobile iity problems can kunccurrently oper some with eye movement. they are hoping within two years some disabled users will be breathing more easily about their i.t. difficulties. >>> the people in charge of the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant may soon find themselve working under different conditions. officials at japan's industry ministry have taken steps to turn tokyo electric power company into a holding company. they want to separate the operations and create units to deal with specific areas of work. ministry officials want tepco executives to review how their company is organized. then they hope to split it up. they want to create one company for the decommissioning operation and others for nuclear power generation, thermal power generation and transmission. the ministry officials believe that would make it easier to manage the work at the nuclear plant and deal with the reactors. they also say forming a holding company would allow tepco to better manage ea
the researchers said they were using it easily in a week. people with severe mobile iity problems can kunccurrently oper some with eye movement. they are hoping within two years some disabled users will be breathing more easily about their i.t. difficulties. >>> the people in charge of the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant may soon find themselve working under different conditions. officials at japan's industry ministry have taken steps to turn tokyo electric power company into a holding...
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most of them have been used. they're extremely hot, highly radioactive, and experts say they need to be kept cool for 30 to 40 years. the rods are stored in the pool about 20 meters above ground. the water traps radiation and keeps the rods cool. but a hydrogen explosion in 2011 weakened the building's structure. experts say the rods must be moved to a safer place. managers of tokyo electric power company have been preparing to start the job for the last two and a half years. they plan to lift the rods out with a crane. but the bidding was too weak to support it. so workers built a steel frame. they will transfer the rods to containers that can seal in radiation. they had then move these to a storing facility within the compound and put them back into water. the job is far from straightforward. the workers have to maneuver the rods under water to prevent any radiation from escaping. and they will have to cope with high levels of radiation. up to 200 micro sieverts per hour. >> translator: the working environment
most of them have been used. they're extremely hot, highly radioactive, and experts say they need to be kept cool for 30 to 40 years. the rods are stored in the pool about 20 meters above ground. the water traps radiation and keeps the rods cool. but a hydrogen explosion in 2011 weakened the building's structure. experts say the rods must be moved to a safer place. managers of tokyo electric power company have been preparing to start the job for the last two and a half years. they plan to lift...